WITH A SOUTHEASTERLY WIND 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR. ANTHONY, THANK YOU. NEW THIS MORNING, A BIZARRE STORY OUT OF THE WOODLANDS, A MOTHER DIES IN A FATHER BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT STARTED IT. THE WOMAN WAS FOUND ON HER FRONT PORCH AFTER THE FIREFIGHTERS PUT OUT THE FLAMES. AMY DAVIS IS LIVE AT THE HOME WHERE IT HAPPENED. AMY, GOOD MORNING TO YOU. WHAT DO WE KNOW SO FAR? SURREAL IS HOW NEIGHBORS DESCRIBE THIS INCIDENT. THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE OUTSIDE WHEN WE PULLED UP THIS MORNING AND THEY SAY IT'S VERY SAD. WE'RE IN THE 2800 BLOCK OF LOG RUN CIRCLE OFF OF NORTH MILL BIN. THE WOMAN WHO DIED IN THIS FIRE IS 52 YEARS OLD, MOTHER TO TWO CHILDREN, 10 AND 13 YEARS OLD. TAKE A LOOK AT THE SCENE FROM LAST NIGHT. FIRE INVESTIGATORS SAY THE KIDS WERE INSIDE THE HOME WITH THEIR FATHER. THEIR MOTHER WAS OUTSIDE ON THE PORCH AFTER DINNER, AND ABOUT 8:30, THOSE KIDS TOLD THEIR DAD THAT THEY SMELLED SMOKE. HE CALLED 9-1-1 AND WE'RE TOLD FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED TO FIND MOST OF THE FRONT OF THE HOME COVERED WITH SMOKE. IT WASN'T UNTIL THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE ON THE PORCH THAT THEY REALIZED THE WOMAN, THAT MOTHER, HAD BURNED TO DEATH. SHE WAS SITTING IN A METAL CHAIR ON THE FRONT PORCH. AND NOW BACK LIVE, WE DO KNOW THAT THE FATHER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SMOKE INHALATION. WE'RE TOLD THAT THE CHILDREN ARE IN GOOD CONDITION AND FIRE INVESTIGATORS ARE NOW WAITING FOR THE AUTOPSY TO BE COMPLETED ON THAT 52-YEAR-OLD WOMAN TO DETERMINE HER EXACT CAUSE OF DEATH. WE ARE LIVE IN THE WOODLANDS,

THE WOODLANDS -

A tragic and bizarre fire killed a mother of two in The Woodlands Thursday night.

The medical examiner is determining the woman's exact cause of death, but neighbors believe they know what happened.

Terri Hallford said her husband had just stepped outside to walk the dogs around 8:30 p.m. when the neighbor's two young children came running from the street.

Hallford said she believes Blyshak fell asleep while smoking. The lit cigarette caught her clothes and her on fire.

"It was a very sad, very sad unfortunate accident," said Hallford.

"It's just horrible. I'm just.. we haven't been able to sleep all night," said neighbor Leann Jordan. "The children have lost their mother and it's Christmas time."

The children, an 8th grade boy and 6th grade girl, are with their father now. They lived at the home with their stepfather and mother who left a nursing career to stay home with them.

"She lived for her kids. That's the one thing I can tell you is she lived for her kids," said Hallford.

The victim's husband was transported to the hospital with smoke inhalation.

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